283-95

Updated: May 22, 2025

It is printed at the end of the third volume of Varchi, pp. 283-95; compare p. 210. A medal in honor of Lorenzino's tyrannicide was struck with a profile copied from Michael Angelo's bust of Brutus. The last thing to perish in a nation is its faith.

John Addington Symonds - Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) : The Age of the Despots